Municipal General Education Institution Secondary Educational School 13 The land of colours and magic Worked by: Mukhina Lera Form: 5 A Teacher: Klintukh L.V. Cossack Village Novodzherelievskaya 2011

Once upon a time there lived a Russian artist. His name was Ivan Bilibin All his life he felt a keen interest in old Russian history, painting and folk art A magic bird called Sirin

Ivan Bilibin Vasilissa the Fair Baba – Yaga, a traditional character of Russian fairy - tale

The artist Victor Konashevich The artist cooperated for many years with famous childrens writer Kornei Chukovsky. Look how the artist pictured childrens tale, The Telephone. V. Konashevich K. Chukovsky He created a world of fantasy and an amusing theatre in bright colours.

The artist Yury Vasnetsov Vasnetsovs pictures are decorative: brilliant colours, intricate ornamental design, and a coloured background (pink, blue, yellow or red). Examine the cover for Lev Tolstoys fairy-tale, The Three Bears. Dont you get the impression that the three bears have only sat down on this bench for a minute.

Yury Vasnetsov paid great attention to the appearance of a book as a whole. His illustrations normally take up a whole page. As you read this story, note how the artist uses colours, how he draws the bears house, how he varies large and small volumes in his colourful story of the three bears

As you read these stories about the artists, the fairy-tales themselves and as you look at the illustrations, you will go on a remarkable journey to the Land of Colours and Magic. Bon voyage!